Valve has announced that a limited beta for a gigantic Counter-Strike: Source update is now available via Steam. You must own the full game to be able to install the beta, but once it has been tested satisfactorily, “the update will be deployed to all Counter-Strike: Source owners for free via Steam.” There may not [...]

Let me quickly say StarCraft II is something I have been waiting on since the day I cracked open my copy of Brood Wars (The original Starcraft expansion) which in turn got me in a bit of trouble because it wasn’t actually “my copy.” My uncle eventually forgave me, because that’s what family does. Needless [...]

When the sequel was first announced, many players of the original met the news with excited apprehension – would their beloved StarCraft have the same magic as the first? Would there be too many changes as to render the sequel unidentifiable from the first? Where would they take one of the most amazing Real Time [...]

Valentines Day has come and gone, but for fans of Blizzard’s StarCraft II franchise, love is still very much in the air. The sequel to the wildly popular military style sci-fi strategy game is currently undergoing closed Beta testing, and if you are one of the select Protoss, Zerg, or Terran to find your way [...]

Recently, there was a Bad Company 2 Beta on the PlayStation 3. If you missed it, or only have an Xbox or PC, you might be issuing a series of expletives. Well, that stream may now cease, as the official Battlefield blog has confirmed that there will be, at some point between now and March [...]

Back when the MAG beta was first released, I was lucky enough to get in on it. At first, I downloaded the game, pleasantly surprised at how small the file size for the game was (around 300MB) but as soon as I turned on the game itself, I was treated to a 1.8GB update. So [...]

Final Fantasy XIV Core recently updated their gallery with new Japanese and English screenshots from Square Enix’s MMO sequel to Final Fantasy XI. While Square’s first online adventure received mixed reviews, they’re moving ahead with their plan to revamp the combat system and user interface. Though the races and plot are essentially the same, it [...]

The PC Beta for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has been delayed until early next year, because the PS3 beta is doing so well. Seems like a silly statement, but it’s thanks to the fact that the Bad Company 2 developers are actually thinking ahead instead of just rushing into things. Producer Gordon Van Dyke has [...]

We’ve got a bunch of Bayonetta Xbox 360 beta codes to give away to our readers in the US and Canada regions. Apologies to our UK readers on this contest, but we’ve been informed that they only work in the areas stated above. If you’d like a code, leave a comment below. This giveaway is [...]

If you want a shot at the latest beta build of MAG on the PlayStation 3, you may want to head on over to G4TV’s MAG Beta page and enter to win one of a thousand codes the site has to offer. Entry closes tomorrow at 11:59 PM PST.

Our friend Sal over at Scrawl got his hands on some early scans of Shonen Jump (shown above). In addition to showcasing the Chocobo new look and giving us a glimpse at yet another summon, the magazine reveals that Japanese versions of Final Fantasy XIII will come with a beta code for Final Fantasy XIV. [...]

I’ve never had the pleasure of playing the Tropico games, but as I’ve gotten older I’ve become a bigger fan of sim games, so Tropico 3 caught my eye a while ago. The closed beta is either starting soon or has already started, so you can go sign up for a chance to get your [...]

Stardock President Brad Wardell has put up a post on his blog regarding the Demigod beta, during which he delivers an interesting piece on the state of PC betas at the moment. They’re “not supposed to be fun,” he says, “they’re supposed to be solving specific problems.”

The PS Blog has the news that PS3 owners have been waiting for since, well, they got their PS3- the Home open beta launches tomorrow, December 11. As an ‘open’ beta, this means that all PS3 owners can download and use PlayStation Home; the words ‘open beta’ are becoming more and more synonymous with ‘you [...]

Electronic Arts has apparently teamed up with Brad Borne (of Borne Games) to create a flash version of the just-released Mirror’s Edge. The beta is playable now online, and even though it’s essentially just a repeating level, it’s a nice taste of what the full release may be when it lauches in “a week or [...]